H. 15.

Table showing the various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities or Fish and Shell-fish Landed at the different Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

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Shell Fishery. Name of Port. Principal Kinds of Fish caught. wffJ 1 * j Total landed. Value. Value . Crayflsh . Value . Total Value. ■ ' . - - ■ : , :1 : ' . ; " ■ ; | - ■' *'' Cwl. £ £ £ £ £ £ Mongonui .. .. Snapper, flounder, rock-cod, tarakihi, hapuku, mullet, kahawai, kingfish . . 135 89 . .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Hokianga .. .. Snapper, mullet, flounder, kahawai (no other records) .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. .. Russell .. .. .. Mullet, flounder, hapuku, snapper, crayfish .. .. .. .. 12,000 7,800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,800 Kaiipara .. .. .. Snapper, mullet, flounder, trevally, gurnard, toheroa .. .. .. 4,400 9.300 * 150 .. .. .. 2,000 11,300 950C. 1,850 Whangarei .. .. Snapper, hapuku, flounder, mullet, tarakihi, blue cod .. .. .. 2,900 2,800 .. .. .. .. [ .. .. .. 2,800 Auckland.. .. Snapper, tarakihi, flounder, dabs, sole, hapuku, gurnard, mullet, trevally, john- 134,040 119,482 550C. 832 .. I 2,500C. 2,750 4,395 123,877 dory, kingfish, cod, moki 2,950S. 813 Thames .. .. .. Snapper, flats, hapuku, gurnard, trevally, john-dory, butterfish, cod, 19,370 20,151 240S. 72 .. .. .. .. 72 20,223 kingfish, mullet, moki, tarakihi Tauranga .. .. Hapuku, kahawai, snapper, moki, tarakihi, flounder, mullet, blue cod, rock-cod, 2,000 5,600 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,600 red cod, gurnard, garfish, barracouta, trevally, kingfish Gisborne .. .. .. Tarakihi, gurnard, snapper, hapuku, sole, flounder, kahawai, crayfish .. 3,761 4,467 .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 4,467 Napier .. .. .. Flat fish, round fish, whitebait, crayfish, shell-fish .. .. .. .. 18,912 23,507 400S. 250 .. .. 480S. 895 1,145 24,652 New Plymouth .. .. Snapper, flounder, mullet, hapuku .. .. .. .. .. 950 1,770 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,770 Wanganui .. .. Snapper, hapuku, flounder .. .. .. . i .. .. 374 455 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 455 Foxton .. .. .. Snapper, hapuku, flounder, kahawai, mullet, whitebait .. .. .. 700 2,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 Wellington .. .. Hapuku, warehou, tarakihi, moki, crayfish, butterfish, flounder, sole, hake, 38,163 71,965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,965 barracouta, ling, snapper, cod, bass, gurnard, whitebait Picton .. .. .. Hapuku, blue cod, moki, ling, crayfish, kingfish, kahawai (bait), herring (bait), 13,920 19,487 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,487 snapper, tarakihi, warehou, butterfish, flounder, sole Blenheim.. .. .. Sole, flounder, red cod, moki, mackerel, hapuku, tarakihi, ling, crayfish .. 2,100 4,000 ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 Nelson .. .. .. Plat fish, snapper, bream, hapuku, gurnard, blue cod .. . . .. 2,870 4,607 .. .. .. i .. .. .. 4,607 Westport .. .. Whitebait, groper, sole, kahawai, flounder, turbot, snapper, crayfish, cod, 911 2,511 .. ., .. .. .. .. .. 2,511 skate, ling, barracouta, herring, gurnard Greymouth .. .. Hapuku, herring, snapper, sole, flounder, cod, ling.. .. .. .. 81 320 ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 320 Hokitika .. .. .. Whitebait, herring, trevally, kahawai .. .. .. .. .. 1,438 8,445 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.445 Kaikoura .. .. .. Hapuku, ling, kingfish, trumpeter, tarakihi, stony-eye, blue cod, crayfish .. 2,832 7,892 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,892 Kaiapoi .. .. .. Whitebait only .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 1,700 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 Akaroa .. .. .. Hapuku, crayfish, flounder, sole, ling, moki, butterfish, barracouta, kingfish .. 3,143 7,333 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,333 Lyttelton .. .. Hapuku, sole, flounder, kingfish, tarakihi, ling, gurnard, moki ... .. 10,026 14,036 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,036 Timaru .. .. .. Plounder, sole, brill, groper, ling, red cod, gurnard, kingfish, barracouta .. 7,400 17,020 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,020 Oamaru .. .. .. Hapuku, blue cod, moki, red cod, barracouta, ling, crayfish .. 2,076 3,012 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,012 Moeraki .. .. .. Hapuku, blue cod, red cod, ling, barracouta, moki, crayfish.. .. .. 3,663 5,408 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,408 Dunedin and Otago Districts Hapuku, flat fish, blue cod, kingfish, tarakihi, trevally, moki, bream, trumpeter, 47,340 47,340 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,340 ling, red cod, barracouta Invercargill .. .. Blue cod, hapuku, whitebait, flounder, sole, kingfish, ling, mullet, moki, 2,500 4,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 barracouta, green-bone, crayfish •• •• .. Blue cod, hapuku, flounder, oysters .. .. .. .. .. 3,126 10,454 .. .. 21,009S. 15,757 .. .. .. 26,211 Stewart Island .. .. Blue cod, hapuku, trumpeter, moki, green-bone .. .. .. .. 9,320 14,257 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,257 Chatham Islands .. .. Blue cod, groper .. .. .. .. .. 4,955 13,585 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,585 Totals .. : .. .. .. .. .. 355,806 455,293 5,090 3,967 2I.009S. 15,757 2,5000. 3,645 7,612 478,662 ; 480S. 0. = cases; S. = sacks. * Fresh in Shell.